久 jiǔ▶ ยาว

Stroke order

久 is written in 3 strokes.

• 久

Example sentences

• 你等了很久吗？Nǐ děngle hěn jiǔ ma?Did you wait a long time?
• 我们好久没见面了。Wǒmen hǎojiǔ méi jiànmiàn le.We have not seen each other for a long time.

Related words

• 悠久ยาว
• 持久ยั่งยืน, คงทน

久 is pronounced jiǔ and means “ยาว”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 久 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.